SECRETS. MYSTERIES. MURDER.
David Jackson, a promising, young attorney travels to rural Virginia for a family reunion and is entangled in a web of betrayal that had been hidden in his family tree.
While dividing his time between a high profile appellate court case and his family, David Jackson unravels a saga of love, murder and cover-up from generations past, that threatens to shake the family to its foundation.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Strong Debut!,
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This review is from: Dark Recesses (Paperback)
Dark Recesses is a strong debut novel by M.C. Beamon. When David Jackson receives a family reunion invitation ... there's something strange... these people were strangers to him. After a life-altering announcement from his wife, David decides to attend the renunion in hopes of connecting with a large family he has never met. Upon arrival in Virginia, he comes face to face with a wall of animosity built many, many years ago. As he chips at the wall, the pieces begin to randomly fall revealing family lies, secrets and betrayal. Readers will be able to identify with David's struggles. At some point in life, many individuals participate in a search for his/her identity. This search often leads to the past ... after all knowledge of the past helps one to understand the future. Unfortunately, the past may include skeletons in the closet, which of course, no one wants to discover. Beamon does a wonderful job as she slowly reveals the skeletons in this family's closet through David's determined search for the truth. She also touches on some topics that have haunted the black community and cleverly intertwines them into the story.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Intriguing & Suspenseful!,
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This review is from: Dark Recesses (Paperback)
Upon his arrival home, after a quite stressful day of law school finals, David Jackson is puzzled to find an invitation to a family reunion in Suffolk, VA. David's parents are both deceased...and as far as he knows...both of them were only children and he doesn't have any other surviving relatives. David decides to put the issue on-hold, but it keeps haunting him as to why . After talking to his surrogate father/mentor, he decides to accept the invite and a clerkship with his father's friend, Judge John O'Brien, who coincidentally also resides in Suffolk, Va. David and his wife are surprised at what they find in Suffolk, VA. It seems that integration and the 21st century forgot about the AA in that area. "Colored" Folks still live on the other side of the tracks in primitive shacks or trailer homes and the two races(blacks & whites) don't mingle or fraternize with one another. Of particular concern to Lisa, David's pregnant wife, is that the Jackson's in Virginia are all dark skin. David's parents, as well as David, are fair-skinned. Lisa wonders just what exactly will her child look like and why do David and his folks look so different from their other relatives. What David and Lisa found out will rock both of their worlds! M. C. Beamon has penned a suspenseful and intriguing debut novel! Dark Recesses is a compelling and riveting read which captures the reader from Chapter One. Beamon vividly and descriptively takes us through a past filled with secrets, lies, deceit, murder and cover-up. If I could change anything about the book, I would request that the author investigate another cover. I had Dark Recesses for more than six months but everytime I looked at the cover I kept putting the book back on the bookshelf. Only after a girlfriend told me that she read the book and thoroughly enjoyed it did I decide to pick it and read it once and for all. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I really enjoyed this book! The storyline was excellent with shocking plot twists and turns, colorful characters, vivid imagery, and good dialogue. I ended up reading the book in one sitting...I was just disappointed that I had taken so long to get around to reading it. I highly recommend this book...overlook the cover...because what's inside is definitely a page-turner.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Suspenseful Read,
By TRF (Atlanta, Georgia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dark Recesses (Paperback)
"Dark Recesses" basically examines the division among African Americans based on being "light" or "dark" skinned. These prejudices caused division within the Jackson family and even lead to the death of a father and daughter. Unfortunately, the color issue is still prevalent within the African American community. The plot was very suspenseful, but the ending leaves something to be desired. I also agree with one of the other reviewers that a new cover is needed. Overall, I enjoyed reading "Dark Recesses" and will read future material by Ms. Beaman.
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